Hiskatherium
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| Hiskatherium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Pilosa |
| Superfamily: | Megatherioidea |
| Genus: | †Hiskatherium Pujos et al. 2011 |
| Species: | †H. saintandrei |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hiskatherium saintandrei Pujos et al. 2011 | |
Hiskatherium is an extinct genus of small ground sloth from the Middle Miocene (Friasian to Mayoan) Honda Group of Bolivia.[1] The type species H. saintandrei was named in 2011 on the basis of a lower jaw. Although it has not been placed in a specific family, Hiskatherium is similar to the extinct sloths Hapalops and Xyophorus.[2]
